Chapter 50: City’s Doomsday
Xia Feng didn’t dare to think about it, but he dared to snatch it! With so many Boundless Stones, why wouldn’t he take them? He stepped back, gathered his strength, and used the Sky-Treading Step to stomp on the air and ascend rapidly. As he reached high altitude, he vaguely saw a deep, vertical eye-like giant rift tearing open in the hazy, distant sky. At this moment, a cloud-like Nightmare Beast, capable of covering the sky, was desperately wriggling its way out.
Xia Feng recognized this Nightmare Beast. Its offensive power was almost zero, it lacked intelligence, and its movement speed was very slow. However, it could float like a cloud and possessed a very large space within its belly, hence its name, Sky Calamity.
*Ding—*
A faint metallic chime sounded. Xia Feng’s ears twitched, and he looked back. He saw two small black-gold stone particles collide in mid-air and then bounce off each other. Xia Feng quickly flew over to catch them and weighed them in his hand.
“Two grams, not bad.” Xia Feng said with satisfaction and pocketed them. The Boundless Realm belonged to Imperial property, and the Boundless Stones that fell from it naturally also belonged to Imperial property. Therefore, as an Imperial citizen, he had an obligation to help the Empire recover these Boundless Stones! He couldn’t let such precious property fall into the hands of the enemy! Well, that made sense!
As for whether to hand them over in the end? He actually wanted to, but the Empire, in order to reward him for protecting Imperial property, would then reward him with these Boundless Stones. So, to avoid wasting Imperial manpower—he just wouldn’t hand them over! Well, that made sense! “I’m really thinking of the Empire~” Xia Feng smiled confidently, his eyes filled with excitement as he looked around. “Charge, charge, charge!”
He began to charge wildly through the Calamity Force Cloud Sea, frantically searching for the black-gold stone particles. But after charging for a full ten minutes, he looked at the 4 grams of Boundless Stones in his hand and fell into deep thought. “Searching aimlessly like this is too inefficient. I need to find a method.”
Xia Feng stroked his chin, looking at the surrounding Calamity Force mist, his eyes gleaming. To be honest, the concentration of these Calamity Force mists was very low, incomparable to the terrifying Calamity Force Cloud Sea outside the Evil Dragon Space. It was even a little lower than the concentration in the light calamity zone of the Evil Dragon Forest.
Xia Feng mused, “So… since the Boundless Stones are hidden in the Calamity Force Cloud Sea, why don’t I just absorb all this Calamity Force?” He didn’t know how to control his Spirit Pressure to absorb Calamity Force quickly before, but times had changed. He now understood how to absorb Calamity Force with super efficiency.
Lost in thought, he tentatively took a light breath, and the mist flowed backward. A large area within a hundred meters in front of him instantly became a vacuum. [Activity +48.09 seconds] A 0.5g Boundless Stone dropped.
“It’s real!” Xia Feng’s eyes lit up as he looked around at the magnificent Calamity Force sea that stretched like mountains and oceans. “Very well, let’s go!”
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Thunder roared and lightning flashed, and a downpour poured onto the land. A hundred or so Holy Department investigators, clad in white trench coats, were scattered on the rooftops of the densely packed low-rise buildings. Their trench coats rustled, and they kept their hands on the knives at their waists, gazing solemnly into the distant sky.
Another Sky Calamity, stretching a thousand meters, emerged from the rift. *Crack crack crack—* They vaguely heard the sound of the Boundless Realm shattering further. “Bureau Chief, Lord Earl has arrived,” Li Sheng said in a low voice to the old man sitting in a wheelchair. “Mm,” the old man replied softly, showing no reaction. His legs were covered with a layer of fox fur knee blanket. Despite being in the downpour, there was no sign of his body being wet. He raised his head and silently looked at the distant sky. After a while, someone walked by him through the puddles, also looking up, “How is it, Lord Xuanwu, can you deal with these guys?”
The newcomer was wearing a finely tailored deep red tailcoat. His face was lined with some wrinkles, and he looked to be in his forties, but his face always carried a faint smile, and his deep, indifferent eyes held a condescending majesty and composure. This person was none other than the Hydrangea Earl.
The old man, known as Xuanwu, did not look back. His face was expressionless, “The God’s Calamity Society is not to be feared. The trouble lies with the ‘Bone Mask Calamity’ behind them.” “Without a Venerable, even if we have many Super-ranked powerhouses, we are no match for the ‘Great Calamity’.”
Hearing this, the Earl tilted his head in doubt, “Aren’t the disciples here yet?” Li Sheng, standing beside him, stepped forward respectfully and said in a deep voice, “Lord Earl, the Eighth Disciple, the closest to District 51, sent word that they were intercepted by a mysterious person. The Seventh Disciple, who is a bit further away, is still in the gray realm and has not returned.”
The Earl’s eyes narrowed, and he fell into silence. Xuanwu, however, was not surprised by this situation at all. He just vaguely smiled mockingly at the corner of his lips, “I suppose no one would have expected that in such a peaceful era, Junlin, as the central city of District 51, could be so easily breached and occupied.” The God’s Calamity Society couldn’t possibly take over the entire District 51, but it wasn’t difficult to take over a city. The population and resources of a central city in a large district would be enough for the God’s Calamity Society to feast for several years.
! In fact, such incidents had occurred frequently in the Empire’s history. Most of the breached Boundless Realms started to disintegrate from within. However, Xuanwu had never seen such a large gap appear within a few hours as he was seeing now. This could only mean one thing: the weight of the Boundless Stones initially dug out had reached an astonishing amount, which was why the Boundless Realm had become so unstable.
“Is there no other way?” the Earl asked, his voice low. “A way?” Bureau Chief Xuanwu’s aged face looked deeply into the continuously expanding Calamity Force Cloud Sea in the distance, “The God’s Calamity Society came prepared. As long as they have this massive Calamity Force Sea to pave the way, we have no other option. This is a dead end.”
“Alright, everyone retreat. After the disciples arrive, we’ll think of a way to retake Junlin,” the old man said, tapping his cane. He looked at Li Sheng and frowned, “Where are Freya and Chen Xingdao?” Li Sheng scratched his head awkwardly, “They seem to have students still in the depths of Blood Calamity Street and went to rescue them.”
*Boom!!*
Just then, dark clouds rolled, and thunder struck the earth. Everyone looked up. In the vast sky, a dozen Sky Calamities, stretching for thousands of meters, covered the sky and sun, completely occupying the northern sky of the entire city. Purple lightning and red thunder traversed heaven and earth, and the dense, almost tangible Calamity Force Cloud Sea began to condense into liquid rain.
*Beep beep—beep!!!*
On the cross-river bridge near Blood Calamity Street, a long convoy of cars stretched out, horns honking frantically. People had initially wanted to drive away, but when they realized the Calamity Force rain behind them was approaching, the first scream in the night completely ignited their emotions.
Everyone began to abandon their cars and flee. Car roofs and gaps were crowded with people, and some, driven to desperation, even jumped into the river to escape. Screams and explosions intertwined to create a chaotic atmosphere, and people were submerged in despair and fear.
*Tear—*
Just then, purple lightning streaked across the sky, bringing a moment of light to the night. But it was precisely because of this light that people saw a giant cloud-like creature slowly emerging from the mist. Its massive body was like a primordial beast, opening its bloody maw and devouring the city below. It mercilessly swallowed the continuous high-rise buildings as it rapidly spread. Amidst the thunder and lightning, the entire city completely surrendered to these terrifying Calamity Beasts.
